I am a literary giant in Japan

“This is truly an excellent novel that deserves to be recorded in history.”

The old professor, also named Ukai, was sitting in the director's office of the Tokyo University Hospital, with the latest issue of "Mass" that he had just finished reading next to him.

Right in front of him, Professor Higashi, who had just retired and was about to go to Kinki Disaster Regional Hospital to serve as the director, also nodded to show his approval of this statement.

Kitagawa's "White Tower" has been very popular since it was serialized. Like "Hanzawa Naoki" which almost subverted the Japanese banking industry, it has become a national popular literature novel sought after by countless Japanese people.

The two had heard a little about the story of "Hanzawa Naoki", but they adopted the attitude of "it's none of my business, so I stay out of it" and didn't take it seriously.

But this "White Tower" is different. It writes about medical and hospital-related content, and it also came to their Dongda Affiliated Hospital for field research, so it must be treated with caution.

Fortunately, after watching the entire plot in one breath, Director Ukai felt nothing but admiration and agreement, and there was nothing weird in it.

Especially the description of the two protagonists in the novel, both Goro Zaizen and Shuji Satoma, embody the medical spirit of contemporary Japanese doctors, which is worthy of promotion and learning.

What made him sigh the most was the tragic ending of Goro Zaizen.

In order to get the position of full professor and to become a candidate member of the Tokyo Medical Society, he put in so much effort and tried so hard that he didn't even realize that he had cancer.

The final appeal to the Supreme Court, which did not have time for a trial, was a stroke of genius.

It not only maintained the dignity of the Japanese medical community, the fairness of the judicial system, and the rights of patients, but also preserved Goro Zaizen's final dignity.

When Zaizen shook Sarima's hand and said that he would appoint him as the first full professor of internal medicine at the new cancer hospital, Director Ukai seemed to see what the original ending of Toshiyuki Karasawa should have been.

"Azuma-kun, I've already arranged for you to go to Kinki. You can be considered to have a good retirement package just like Professor Azuma Sadazo in the novel."

Director Ukai handed the sealed letter of appointment to Professor Dong, smiling.

“Although Kinki’s Disaster Regional Hospital is not well-known, it is responsible for disasters and epidemics in the Kinki region, and has much more money than our Tokyo University Hospital.

When I retire in the future, I also want to go to a similar good place to maintain my health.”

"Brother Ukai is too modest. With your current position, you will definitely retire from the position of President of the University of Tokyo in the future.

Anyway, thank you for taking care of my business."

Professor Dong, who was once so high and mighty, is now extremely humble.

This is the true situation after the superior came down from the white tower.

The house was crowded with people the day before, but now it is deserted.

This was the situation after he successfully got the position of director of Kinki Regional Hospital. It is hard to imagine how miserable his later years would be if he was like some unpopular basic medical professors who didn't even have a place to make money after retirement.

The higher or lower one is, the less likely they are to feel the description of power in "White Tower" as Professor Dong does.

"Haha, it's not that much of a bother. In fact, the one who really contributed to your matter is Tang Zejun and Mr. Kan Naoto who silently supports him behind the scenes."

When talking about the young minister of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Minister Ukai's smile became even more intense.

He acted as a middleman in Tang Ze Minxing's medical lawsuit, and promoted this young associate professor to replace Professor Dong.

In addition, there was his brother's influence in the Faculty of Literature at the University of Tokyo, as well as his friendship with Mr. Kitagawa.

This also gave him the opportunity to get close to Minister Naoto Kan.

Minister Naoto Kan, who is only 52 years old this year, is indeed a "young man" in the political arena and has a bright future.

With this connection, Minister Ukai felt that he had a chance of becoming the president of the University of Tokyo, which is why he said so much "nonsense" to the retired Professor Higashi today.

"It's Minister Kan Naoto!" Professor Dong subconsciously ignored his beloved disciple, with whom he had always had a bad relationship, and said, "How can I be so worthy of this?"

"Haha, I told you, it's Tang Ze-jun, Tang Ze-jun."

Director Ukai knocked on his desk and his smile became even brighter.

Professor Dong understood instantly, and his hands holding the employment letter trembled slightly.

He remained invisible throughout the medical lawsuit of his beloved disciple Tang Ze Minxing. It can be said that the outside world can basically see that he does not want his beloved disciple to replace him.

Unexpectedly, it was his beloved disciple who fought for his retirement benefits.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

The two were silent for a long time. After a while, Professor Dong stood up, bowed, and walked out of the office silently.

"Dong-kun!"

Director Ukai suddenly called out to him.

Professor Dong looked back at him.

"If, I mean, if Tang Zejun also got esophageal cancer and needed you to perform surgery on him, would you be willing to go on the operating table?"

In the novel, Goro Zaizen refused to let any surgeon from Naniwa University Hospital operate on him because he did not trust other people's medical skills. He also felt that their relationship had long been broken in the competition for the position of full professor.

Who dares to gamble his life on the operating table?

Professor Dong looked at Director Ukai, was silent for a long time, and only uttered one word.

"meeting!"

This word is simple, but it carries a thousand pounds of weight.

Because it carries with it Professor Dong’s nearly fifty years of medical ethics.

the other side.

First Department of Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Tokyo University of Technology.

In the long corridor, the head nurse's voice was long and powerful.

"Professor Tang Zezheng of the First Surgery Department is here to make his rounds!"

Afterwards, a large group of people marched in the corridor like an ancient army.

The leader, Toshiyuki Karasawa, was wearing a white coat and leading the way, followed by a large number of interns, medical staff and nurses.

The patients and their families sitting on the benches on both sides stood up and bowed, watching Tang Ze Toshixing, like a king, come to inspect his territory.

Last month, it was the famous Professor Dong who inspected the ward in this way.

Tang Zemin walked in front, with a thick stack of materials in his hand and a copy of "White Tower" tucked under his arm.

This is a sample of the single volume of "White Tower" recently printed by Beichuan Entertainment Publishing House. It is not for sale to the public.

Tang Ze Toshiyuki, who had completely reformed himself, asked Mr. Kitagawa for a copy, and insisted that Mr. Kitagawa write the words he said that day on the title page in the form of a message.

He must always remind himself that everything he has today is given by Teacher Beichuan.

He must fulfill his promise to Teacher Kitagawa and take a different path in medicine from Goro Zaizen!
"Congratulations, Ishida-kun. This is incredible. You were appointed as the editor-in-chief of the third editorial team by the board of directors!

You have been in the company for less than a year, right? You are so young and so successful. I envy you!"

A large group of deputy editors gathered around Ishida Yasujun's desk, and he was overwhelmed by all kinds of small gifts and compliments that came in one after another.

If he had just graduated and failed the first doctoral examination, he would definitely not be able to bear this. But now Ishida Taijun has become accustomed to it.

Just the fact that he was the editor-in-chief of "Hanzawa Naoki" and "White Tower" is enough for him to have a strong presence in any popular literature publishing house.

This is not over yet.

Over the past year, Yasushi Ishida has also carefully nurtured a number of young writers, many of whom have become the mainstay of Masses.

His brilliant performance made him the editor-in-chief of a top magazine at the age of 27.

There is indeed a bright future ahead, and the future is promising.

In addition to the promotion, the company also increased his salary from 46 yen per month to 75 yen per month. Including bonuses, his annual salary has exceeded million, and he has officially entered the middle class.

As for the details such as housing and cars, there is no need to mention them.

Improved status and increased salary are certainly gratifying things.

But at the same time, it also gave Ishida Yasujun a deeper sense of crisis and challenge.

He finally understood the predicament that Teacher Saito Rena was in.

If I leave Teacher Beichuan, will everything I have now be wiped out in an instant?
What should we do if we want to get rid of this feeling of uneasiness?

"Maybe Mr. Saito and the others can give me the answer." After sending his colleagues away, Ishida Yasujun sat down, holding Saito Rena's business card, and fell into deep thought.

Many people have benefited from "White Tower".

After the serialization of this novel was completed, the December issue of "Mass" hit the top of the annual monthly sales list with a terrifying attitude.

Kitagawa Hide didn't care much about these things.

He also entrusted the publication of the physical book of "White Tower" to Kawaide Shobo.

Anyway, he has no shortage of money and fame, and his recent focus is on completing the tasks of the Ministry of Education and the Prime Minister's Cabinet, as well as making a fool of himself at the upcoming Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm.

What made him most satisfied with the novel was that he had finally truly changed a person's life through the novel.

"No Longer Human" was written after the death of Takuya Yan'ai and his family. Now that the people are gone, the novel can only serve as a remembrance of them.

"Paradise Lost" was also written after the death of two people by Muramatsu Tomoshi, leaving behind only the discussion of extramarital affairs among middle-aged people and two cold autopsy reports.

Later works such as "Snow Country", "The Dancing Girl of Izu" and "Tokyo People" did change the fate of many people to some extent, but that was all.

Only "White Tower" pulled Toshiyuki Karasawa back from the abyss.

This is what Kitagawa Hide feels is the most meaningful thing.

However, regarding the publication of the physical book of "White Tower", Rena Saito had a rare quarrel with Shizuko Kawaide.

The former believes that the novel should maintain the same publishing style as "Hanzawa Naoki" and seek victory by playing it safe.

The latter believes that "White Tower" represents a new type of popular literature and should be unique, using real people to shoot the poster for the cover.

In short, the sound of the two people quarreling in the company scared other employees and senior executives. It is said that they unfollowed each other on the Yahoo Japan Forum afterwards, making it seem like they had broken up.

Kitagawa Hide learned about this by chance when he was browsing the forum.

Because "The Convenience Store of Sorrow" was boycotted by a large number of theaters, and Jabami Rei, who was seen as a breakthrough, was terminated by Toho, he wanted to observe the mental state of the venomous woman first.

Jabami Rei appears to be cool and heroic to outsiders, and carefree to her family, but her true heart is very sensitive and fragile.

Sure enough, she said on the surface that she didn't care, and even joked with Mengzi that she wanted to go to Beichuan Entertainment to be her secretary.

But in fact, she was venting her anxiety and worries crazily on the Internet, and she was not at all like she appeared to be indifferent in real life.

[Help Post: I am 26 years old, I have no job, no boyfriend, and no good social evaluation. How can I survive? ]

[I have a friend, a female, older, average, with zero savings, and now unemployed. Is there any good job you can recommend? ]

[Complaint post: Is the damn entertainment industry so closed and feudal? If you don't accept the unspoken rules, are you doomed to fail? ]

Jabami Rei used the account "1.7 meters tall, 1.2 meters long legs" to frantically post various help requests and complaints on the Yahoo Japan forum. The root cause was that the blow this time was too heavy for her to bear.

After all, he abandoned Professor Takeuchi Osamu's legacy and plunged into the entertainment industry. It would be a lie to say that he didn't want to make a name for himself.

When Kitagawa Hide was browsing Jabami Rei's posts, he accidentally saw a post in which "Kawaide Shobo Touto" unfollowed "Kawaide Shobo Saito Editor".

Then I clicked on their accounts and saw that they had unfollowed each other!
Kitagawa Hide immediately informed Yumeko, who was working at the Kitagawa Entertainment Headquarters, about this matter, but Yumeko smiled and said it was no big deal.

This left him confused.

In men's social interactions, this kind of behavior is no different from breaking off a friendship, and there is a high probability that they will never see each other again.

But it seems that this is normal in women's social circles?

At this moment, in the living room of the Kitagawa family's mansion, there were only him and Jabami Rei staring at each other, and Kitagawa Midori and Kitagawa Toru crawling on the floor, confused as to what was going on.

"Actually, this kind of thing is really common between girls. It's just unfollowing each other on social media. When the quarrel was more serious, Yumeko and I even blocked each other's mobile phone and email."

Jabami Rei was wearing a pink camisole and ultra-short shorts, and her pair of seductive long legs didn't know where to put because of nervousness.

The air conditioner in the room was turned up to almost 30°, but she still felt a little cold.

Who made the guy opposite suddenly become so serious and bad in attitude!
It made her a little scared.

"If the two of them don't say a word and don't even say hello when they run into each other, that kind of cold war would be terrible."

Seeing that Kitagawa Hide opposite still didn't say anything, Jabami Rei added another sentence.

After listening to her explanation, Kitagawa Hide felt relieved.

Shizuko Kawaide and Rena Saito are both relatively stable career women, and they shouldn't break up over such a small matter.

but.
He glanced at Jaburi who was deliberately avoiding his sight, and asked coldly: "So, you still won't tell me why your bank balance is zero?"

At first he thought that Jabari Rei was complaining in the post, saying that her savings were running out in order to gain sympathy.

But after some investigation, Masato Senhara discovered that this guy was the real Moonlight!
This is ridiculous!

Even though Jabami Rei is not very rich as an actress, it should not be a problem for her to be worth hundreds of millions.

She also holds dividends from some Beichuan-related companies.

It is safe to have a net income of tens of millions of yen a year.

She spent all the money!
Jabami Rei whistled, glanced sideways, and continued to avoid Kitagawa Hide's questioning.

Anyway, the main point is to refuse to admit it.

"Li-chan." Kitagawa Hide's tone suddenly softened.

This sudden gentle attack made Jabami Rei a little uncomfortable.

"What, what are you doing? Didn't I tell you that I've just spent all the money? Just leave me alone." Jaburi's tone softened a little. (End of this chapter)